Comparison

Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) vs ScanNet

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝)

This utility app connects to an automatic optical fiber fusion splicer via Wi-Fi. It offers precise control for splicing single-mode and multimode optical fibers, with features like voice broadcast and adjustable splicing modes for enhanced accuracy.

Highlights
  • Wi-Fi connectivity to fusion splicer
  • Single-mode and multimode fiber splicing
  • Accurate voice broadcast of fiber face judgment
  • Normal and high-accuracy splicing modes
  • Discharge calibration for precise splicing
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Signal Fire Pad is a control application for our automatic optical fiber fusion splicer. The fusion splicer connects to the corresponding signal via Wi-Fi. It can splice single-mode and multimode optical fiber, as well as provide more accurate voice broadcast function of the fiber face judgment. The software has normal and high-accuracy splicing mode, it can calibrate the discharge according to the splicing situation, to make the fiber splicing is more precise.

About

ScanNet

Discover all devices connected to your network, whether at home or in a specified IP range. Gain insights into each device and its activity, useful for both casual users and IT professionals. Features include port checking, multiple scan modes, and advanced search capabilities.

Highlights
  • Find all network hosts
  • Check open ports during scan
  • Multiple scan modes (ARP, ICMP, UDP, DNS)
  • Advanced host search
  • Save and open device lists
  • Includes ping, traceroute, port scanner
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App will find all hosts in your home network or in selected IP range. It can be used not only to know who are using your WiFi and learn more about every device, but also for solving professional tasks. By installing ScanNet - Network Scanner on your device, you get a handy and easy-to-use network scanner that does not require special knowledge when working in the default mode. Following functions and capabilities of the application will be useful for administrators and IT specialists: 1) The ability to check ports right during the search for hosts. Filtering by open ports allows you to quickly find the server you need on your network. 2) IP scanner supports 4 scan modes - arp read, icmp ping, udp ping, dns request. The ability to manually set a DNS server significantly expands the functionality of scanning private networks. 3) A wide range of settings allows you to manually set both the scanning mode and the used methods of name resolution - currently supported by DNS, mDNS, netbios. 4) Advanced search in the list of found hosts - you can search both by all available information, and by address, name, open ports. 5) Personalization - the ability to change the picture and the hostname displayed in the interface. This function requires binding to the WiFi network name for the best performance. In order for the application to get the network name, access to the location will be requested. 6) The function of saving a list of found devices and opening it for study later. 7) The program includes network utilities familiar to every administrator - ping, tracerout, port scanner. Premium access allows you to access them directly from the device information screen. In the free version, all utilities are available for calling from the application menu.

Screenshots

Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝)4 screens
ScanNet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) at none against ScanNet's 1. Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ScanNet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) versus ScanNet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSignal Fire(灼识掌中宝)ScanNet
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.7 (358 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better78.6% of reviews
Number of ratings—358 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIGNAL FIRE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Oleg Gutlyanskiy

Customer experience

Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝)

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ScanNet

All ratings345 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

In-app purchases

None

Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝)

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ScanNet

One-time1
  • Premium features$3.99

Questions

Is Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) free?
Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScanNet free?
ScanNet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) or ScanNet have ads?
ScanNet shows ads; Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) does not.
Which is updated more often, Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) or ScanNet?
Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) ships an update every 2 months, and ScanNet every 2 months. Most recently, Signal Fire(灼识掌中宝) was updated on October 29, 2026 and ScanNet on October 30, 2026.

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